New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10
REQUESTS OF MISS WOLFE.
HER GREAT GIFT TO THE ARE MUSEUM
THE LIBERAL ENDOWMENT FOR GRACE CHURCH
-LKQACIEa TO HER REIATIYES

THE LIBERAL ENDOWMENT FOR GRACE CHURCH
-LEGACIEs TO HgR RELATIVES.
Miss Catbarfne. LOrilard wolfe'gSEfn was
not onered for probate yesterday, though Albon !
T. Nan. TIE lawyer who drew it, who Is now
counsel for its lgatees, had had some hopes Of
getting the necessary papers ready by that time.
lie viii probably file them tomorrow IN the Surro-
gates Office. The will cannot be proved. how
ever. Tor six weeks to. come, as some Of tho
leSatees arc now in Europe.
fun list Of Miss Wolfc's public or semi
public bequests was printed in yesterdays TRIB-
uNE, and general outline of the provisions Of her
will was also given. The text Of it, slightly
abbreviated and clarified is printed herewith.
The fine collection Of modern raintin already
described in THE TRIBUNE at some length. viii
go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with en-
endowment fund Of 100000 TO maintain and
increase it.
Grace Church. for which Mss Wolfe did %
much in her lifetime-giving q ace House, tho
chantry, the altar, the reredos and the lie
Deum' window, and setting aside $4,000 fdr
new church-house and Offices In Lafayette-placo
is still further enriched with an endowment OF
s350,000. Rather significantly, Ri S Wolfe gives
back her rews to the vcstry. aud expresses y
hope in ter Last touch to the will that the now
fOurishing and fashi ,nable Grace Church may
soon become free place Of worship. The second.
third and fourth clauses Of the will cover, per-
haps. q multitude CT charities. One Of them
gives 100000 outright to the executors. to TO
used-as those who were near enough to Miss
Wolfe to know say-in private bcncfact ions. The
other two und. ubtedly provide for a host OF
small gifts and legacies which Miss Wolfe. with
her repugnance to public well-doing, ehran6x
from stating in her will
These clauses, too, may cover some lcgacies
to the American Museum Of Natural History.
There Is no express mention In the will of this
institution, in which Miss WOlfes father took
O constant interest during his lifetime and TO
which she herself had made number Of gifts.
Miss Wolfe's Newport house goes to Louis L.
Loril!ard with special bequcst Of s25o00o To
support and maintain the property 1t was
thought generally that Pierre LOrillard would
fall heir to the villa at Ochre Point. He sold
his own house and grounds 1.-The Breakers 70
Cornelius Vanderbilt year or two ago for
100000, and the suppostion then was that be
had had some sort Of provision that he was to get
his Cousins place. Miss Wolfe. in the clause in
which she bequeatls the Newport house to Louis
l.. Lorillald. insists strongly its being lived
in home, and this, PERHAPS, explains why tho
big villa, worth half million dollars at least,
fell to the youngest instead OF the oldest OF the
Lorinard brothers. Pierre had already his
country place in New-Jersey and a strong inteiss5
in his new park at Tuxedo. Louis has no country
house. His wife, too. is from Newport.
and a residence there seemed perhaps, 10 %
Louis is spelled Louie in the will and Piere
Changed back again to Peter: The LoriIIard part
estate held by Mss Wolfe 1e9e in sana aTIs sSs9s
among the Lorillard brothers and sisters and their
survivors, . -, nj, uu.
Bishop has far the largest share Of the fortune Ito
inherits the MadiBon.ave house with all its fumi-
tuIe except the collection Of pantnss g e sse
erty held In trust by Miss Wolfe from her fathcfs
estate The other four cousins on this side inherit
All the legatees are said to 30 entirely satis6ed
SIS 900. 900 or $50 900 900. The executors Of tho
will, as already stated. arc David Wolfe Bishop.
David Wolfe Bruce, George Wolfe bruce and Leo's
L. Lorillard. 100.
is formidable looking document of nearly twenty
folio sheets written closely on both sides with
mass of legal yerbage and the clauses securing
second devise in case of the failure of heirs each
separate bequest, 1t reads as foiiows:
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF cATHAMSE
LORILLARD WOLFE
Ca,haune Iorilard wolfe of the City OF New-York.
thankful for unnumbered mercies spiritual and tenn
moral which have been vouchsafed TO in deep aad
humble dependence the redeemng love OF cruciAed
and risen Lord, do commit my soul to HIS holy
keeping in hope OF glorious resurrection, AMI row
recognizing it duty make proper disposition Of The
and pnbish INV last will and testament as follows
! Firsi-I give and devise to my cousin, DAVID weto
Bsbop and to his heirs and assigns forever my dwelling
bonsc and stables the northeast corner OF Twenty
ourthst and Madson-aye. with the lots on which hcy
goods and other property mot disposed
said aSS asS %os iss %Sy0' y cpaSfS s"d
Ss Sshf Family 50@ portraits other than father
1oG4 y @aSanep: aTe excepting also portraits pnilnss
and other gifts disposed OF by the oi the 81 its I'D
seco" third and nth sections And also give and he
Sneat to him all the sverware In my residence In New.
Sor, M Newport safe deposit for me IN any bauhs
or vaults, well as my horses sar1ssss' harness and
pearls and aces TO the persons named herein be-
low as my ade Absolute Yet my Intention 70
leave a memorandum addressed to them not 70 90
hone that these articles may be disposed Of In manner
indicated in that memorandum. ,,.,, IN, ,r,.n,.
silver plate photographs, miniatures keepsaLes shaxlS
aces ewelry being ior the nos % ye sns %
aueath them my executors and their heirs
my intention ns ae esyS par Of my WILL in which
shall express hope that these articles may be aa-
fe"rhHI give and bequeath to the persons named
herein the executors OF my ~ OF nc and
other property as they may select as most % @
from my own owe property and as
,honvh the gift we're absolute Yet IL Is my intention 20
leave new viii in which shall express the hope that
. p ,,n,ey stocks securities or other property may 10
,sed of i'm this indicated III that memorah-
dunn ,,.,,,, 10 ,ho ractor warrlens and
vesrymen OF Church the marble DUST OF Bisnop
,, " p,rter 4. gift from them to mel, now III my
n,n ave residence with the hope that the said bust
he nac,d by the vestry in some suitable position III
Grace Church
THE GIFT TO THE MUSEUM.
hi yiye and bequeath to the Metropolitan Md
q, ART, chartered by the State OF Newiork and
,o.a,ed in the City NewYork. ali articles OF the fol-
description which may belong to me at the timo
Of my decoase and be then situated or remaining IN tho
" "a. ., York; namely my entire collection OF mod
ivy ,n,,nos with their frames and also my water
ca,o cravings their frames which paintings IN
% the original portrait OF my as ,a,ncr Sohh Dava
WOue W vlcn works art, BY this section OF